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It was the summer I got fleas.

Posted on September 29, 2017 by admin

 
It was the summer I got fleas. The summer of small sticky alleys, tooting of distant big ships, loud street sellers and piss stink stronger than the morning sun.
It was the summer of my first kiss.
 
This timelapse video gives you a close look at behind the scenes of one of my favorite parts in the teaser, where Kara meets her flea-ridden friend on the rooftops of Yesilcam. It is a continuous camera move where the animation began on the rooftops and ended on the floor, through the window of a tiny kiosk. The sets were taken out and light matched  mid-shot to make it all happen.
Animated by the wonderful Dobrin Yanev, this shot took us about 3 weeks to complete, not counting the set building and prep time.

Posted in Animation, Kara the film, Making of, Shoot | Tags: animation, emek sinemasi, Kara, making of, Mr. Fleas, shoot, Timelapse, Yesilcam |

Making room for something new!

Posted on September 21, 2017 by admin

One last smoke on Kara’s rooftops.


Kara is a journey I started a few years ago, knowing it would be a long one. After quietly working on writing and re-writing the script, finishing the concept teaser and a long sabbatical due to private family matters, we’re now taking the next step!
It will still be a while before we can share the inspiring work of a very talented crew on the teaser – though it is finished, certain deals in the works require confidentiality for now.
We will however start sharing more behind the scenes photos and videos like we used to. We start the series with pictures of parting from some of our lovely sets (not thrown away, just in long term storage). It’s sad to say goodbye but very exciting to make room for new things to come on Kara’s journey.
With
 
 
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After all these years, I still love this Yesilcam set like the first day – even under ugly ‘house lights’.


 

Posted in Kara the film, Set building | Tags: Istanbul, Kara, Set building, Yesilcam |

And as for the light…

Posted on February 7, 2013 by admin

… here is a test picture fresh from the set, which should be added close to the animation tests below, as green isn´t Kara´s favourite background colour. Warmer tones suit her complexion better.

In front of Ayse Teyze´s kiosk.

Posted in Kara the film, Shoot | Tags: Kara, lighting test, shoot, Yesilcam |

Moving onto something moving.

Posted on February 7, 2013 by admin

The road from the inspirational drawings to designs to armatures and puppet making on Kara and Mr. Fleas have been long and winding but here are two pieces of test animation that makes it all worth while. It is very rewarding to see how beautifully the puppets move in the hands of our great animators. Watch the Kara test again and see if you can catch the subtle breath she takes! And Mr. Fleas, the cat with the longest tail in the world, knows how to show it off…
Click the images below to watch the test animation videos.

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Kara test animation


 
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Mr. Fleas test animation


 

Posted in Animation, Kara the film, Test animation | Tags: animation, Kara, Mr. Fleas, Puppet, test animation |

In the meantime

Posted on February 4, 2013 by admin

A lot of work has been done so far – and in between Sinem´s updates from the shoot I will try to squeeze in more documentation on puppets and sets – even though they are done and infront of the camera already. Here´s Kara´s neutral facial and some pictures of how she got her long plait – all done by Olaf. A streak of Sinem´s hair was used as a colour reference for her alter ego´s hair.
 







 
 

Posted in Kara the film, Puppets | Tags: hair, Kara, Puppet | 2 Comments |

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